Janet Phipp was named as the interim director of DAS. Carroll's termination is effective immediately, officials said.

Branstad released the following statement:

"Director Carroll told me that employees were not paid an additional amount in exchange for confidentiality provisions. In light of recent developments, I learned the information presented to me by Director Carroll was not accurate. I am deeply troubled and disappointed by this. As I stated at my press conference Monday, if I learned of new information there would be harsh consequences.

"I terminated Director Carroll today because new facts directly contradict what he told me and what he stated before the Government Oversight Committee. This is unacceptable.

"Confidentiality provisions in personnel settlements should have never been used. The use of such provisions was wrong. Taxpayer dollars should have never been used in relation to confidentiality provisions.

"The citizens of Iowa deserve a government as open and honest as them. Confidentiality provisions run contrary to my priority of an open and transparent government."

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A former state employee has released emails showing she was offered additional money for her silence, contradicting what Gov. Terry Branstad and Iowa Department of Administrative Services Director Mike Carroll have said.

Carol Frank, who was laid off from her job at DAS in 2011, says she was offered money specifically to keep the terms of her settlement with the state quiet.

Carroll last week bluntly said it wasn't true and Branstad reaffirmed that Monday, saying he believes Carroll.

The emails include a message from former DAS attorney Ryan Lamb indicating Lamb agrees to "offer $6,500 for additional term."

A response from Frank's attorney says she accepts the offer of confidentiality for payment of an additional $6,500.

Spokesmen for Branstad and Carroll did not immediately respond.

Carroll recently denied the use of hush money payments in front of the legislature's oversight committee.

"For him to come in to the legislature and lie about what's going on in his department gives us zero confidence in his capability of managing taxpayer dollars," said state Sen. Janet Petersen of Des Moines.

Members of the Senate oversight committee will meet with human resources officials at the capitol Wednesday morning to discuss possible changes to the state's hiring and firing procedures.

Governor Branstad denied secret payments were made to state employees to keep them silent. Why newly release e-mails, obtained by KCCI, may contradict the governor's claim. And cost one man his job. Breaking news out of the statehouse. A big shake up we first told you about at 5-oh-clock. Just minutes ago Goveror Terry Branstad fired Iowa Department of Administrative Services Director Mike Carroll. This over newly uncovered e- mails that seem to confirm secret payments were made to silence fired government employees. Ryan Smith is live the statehouse tonight where he has been digging into this story all day... Ryan you've poured through these documents. Carol Frank was laid off from her job with the department of administrative services back in 2011. These documents indicate she was offered money specifically to keep the terms of her settlement with the state confidential. Administrative services director Mike Carroll last week said the state never orchestrated the use of hush money for any exiting employee. Just yesterday Governor Branstad reaffirmed Carroll's statement. But documents obtained by KCCI late this afternoon detail an agreement between the state and Frank's attorney stating she accepted the offer of confidentiality for payment of an additional $6,500 dollars. Senator Janet Peterson is co-chair of the oversight committee. We spoke with her just minutes before the Governor fired Director Carroll. "for him to come in to the legislature and lie about what's going on in his department gives us zero confidence in his capability of managing taxpayer dollars." "as the legal counsel that offered the money I can't imagine there's any state employee that thinks they have access to taxpayer dollars just to be offering up deals without administrators knowing about it." After the release of these documents I called the Governor's office for comment. His office announced the firing of Director Carroll minutes later. Kevin... This story continues to evolve... We will track the latest developments online and tonight at ten. Thank you Ryan. Today's developments are a huge turnaround for Governor Branstad who just yesterday explained and stood behind Director Carroll's actions. sot) ...LAID OFF But just an hour ago, the Governor released this statement. "Director Carroll

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